Person:John Durnin (1)

Name and Relationships

Name: John Durnin. Source is 1945 death registration.

Parents: William Durnin and Maria Stewart. Source is John's 1906 marriage registration.

Spouse: Margaret Victoria Webster. Source is their 1906 marriage registration.

Personal History

1863 - Birth: John Durnin was born on February 16, 1863 in West Wawanosh Township, Huron County, Ontario. Source is his 1906 marriage registration and 1945 death registration.

1906 - Marriage: On February 14, 1906, John Durnin 43, Stonemason, bachelor, married Margaret Victoria Webster 27, widow, in Lucknow, Bruce County, Ontario. The marriage registration listed his parents as William Durnin and Maria Stewart. Her parents were listed as John Dempsey and Elizabeth Sterling. John was residing in Lucknow and Margaret was a resident of Ashfield Township. Source is their 1906 marriage registration, Lucknow Township, Bruce County, Ontario.

1945 - Death and Burial: John Durnin 81, Farmer, widower, died on January 7, 1945 in Goderich Hospital, Goderich, Ontario. His normal residence was Auburn, West Wawanosh Township, Huron County. His death registration listed his parents as William Durnin and Maria Stewart. He was born February 16, 1863 in West Wawanosh Township, Huron County. Informant was his step-son, Thomas Webster, Auburn, RR 2 West Wawanosh Township. Cause of death was a rodent ulcer of the face (basal cell carcinoma). He was in the hospital for 8 months. He was buried on January 11, 1945 in Dungannon Cemetery, Ashfield Township, Huron County, Ontario.

NOTE: have been unable to locate his grave marker.